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A CREEPER, ME AND A DEAD BIRD

Farida Yesmin (fka Kajoli Ilojak)
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A CREEPER, ME AND A DEAD BIRD

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A meditation on freedom, repression and hope. When the ivy does not find its tower When the delicate creeper does not find a strong wall… Do we know how parasite plants can grow but not prosper? I was told that a woman should never be insecure. That she should never be struggling financially, spiritually, emotionally, or rely on others. A dead bird doesn't necessarily portend a physical death, but a metaphorical one. This dead bird marks the end of my search and struggle. It is the end of something and the start of something else.

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Filmed and edited by Manuel Vason. Produced with the support of Counterpoints.

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Farida Yesmin (fka Kajoli Ilojak)

Farida Yesmin (fka Kajoli Ilojak) was born and grew up in Bangladesh. She studied Fine Arts at Dhaka University (Bangladesh, 1998) and at Visva-Bharati University (West Bengal, India, 2003), from which she holds a Masters’ degree.

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